Guillermo Osvaldo Marro (born 1 July 1983) is an Argentine Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite events. He specialises in backstroke swimming. He is a triple Paralympic medalist, double World medalist and a triple Parapan American Games champion. He is highly regarded as Argentina's most successful Paralympic swimmer.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Guillermo Osvaldo Marro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Magcin, Guille, El Delfin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1983 Pergamino, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Arthrogryposis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2014, Marro became the first Argentine Paralympic swimmer to cross the English Channel, he completed the swimming course in over fourteen hours. He swam as part of a team with Scott Patterson and Pedro Rangel who were double leg amputees, Moises Fuentes who is a paraplegic and Enrique Guerrero who has a below the knee amputation.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Guillermo Marro - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 15 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Guillermo Marro: a swimmer with no limits (in Spanish)". Universidad. 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Guillermo Marro: I dream of my sixth Paralympic Game in Tokyo (in Spanish)". Rugido Sagrado. 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Marro and his fifth Paralympics (in Spanish)". paradeportes.com. 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Local swimmer makes history". The Drayton Valley Western Review. 22 July 2014.
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